{"id":253596,"date":"2026-07-18T22:08:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T22:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/watch-chaotic-saka-goal-helps-england-build-4-0-1st-half-thescore\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T22:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T22:08:22","slug":"watch-chaotic-saka-goal-helps-england-build-4-0-1st-half-thescore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/18\/watch-chaotic-saka-goal-helps-england-build-4-0-1st-half-thescore\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Chaotic Saka goal helps England build 4-0 1st-half | theScore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"Article content\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p>England came out flying against France in the World Cup&#8217;s third-place match Saturday, building a 4-0 lead in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>Bukayo Saka found the net twice in the first 45 minutes, one of which was a chaotic goal for the Three Lions&#8217; third of the game.<\/p>\n<p><em>For viewers in United States only:<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ENGLAND SCORES ITS THIRD GOAL OF THE HALF \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>Saka makes it a 3-0 lead over France after a long sequence for the Three Lions <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vvhMS3q0KX\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/vvhMS3q0KX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX Sports (@FOXSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FOXSports\/status\/2078595480863330772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 18, 2026<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>For viewers in Canada only:<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ENGLAND MAKE IT 3-0 OFF A WILD SEQUENCE! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/upyHjdUd7d\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/upyHjdUd7d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TSN (@TSN_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TSN_Sports\/status\/2078595944669499602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 18, 2026<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Declan Rice opened the scoring for England in the third minute with a flawless strike from outside the box. He then delivered a perfect cross on a corner kick to Ezri Konsa to double the Three Lions&#8217; lead.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Tuchel made several changes to England&#8217;s starting lineup for the match, including putting Harry Kane on the bench. Didier Deschamps, who&#8217;s coaching France for the last time at a major tournament, also changed his starting XI, though Kylian Mbappe started with the Golden Boot race on the line.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe and Lionel Messi currently lead the 2026 World Cup with eight goals each. Messi plays in the final Sunday versus Spain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thescore.com\/worldcup\/news\/3567768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England came out flying against France in the World Cup&#8217;s third-place match Saturday, building a 4-0 lead in the first half. Bukayo Saka found the net twice in the first 45 minutes, one of which was a chaotic goal for the Three Lions&#8217; third of the game. 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